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“There are more fools in the world than there are people.”
Heinrich Heine (1797–1856) German poet, journalist, essayist, and literary critic
As quoted in One Big Fib : The Incredible Story of the Fraudulent First International Bank of Grenada (2003) by Owen Platt, p. 37
“It is harder to crack prejudice than an atom.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
“Better to die than to live in fear.”
Christopher Paolini book Inheritance
Roran, on the cause of the Varden
Inheritance (2011)
“Listening is more important than talking.”
Robert T. Kiyosaki (1947) American finance author , investor
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!
“Better is halfe a lofe than no bread.”
John Heywood (1497–1580) English writer known for plays, poems and a collection of proverbs
Part I, chapter 11.
Proverbs (1546), Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
Variant: Throw no gyft agayne at the geuers head,
For better is halfe a lofe than no bread.
“It is less degrading to fear than to be feared.”
Antonio Porchia (1885–1968) Italian Argentinian poet
Temer no humilla tanto como ser temido.
Voces (1943)
“Nothing is better than a justified enthusiasm.”
Joseph Joubert (1754–1824) French moralist and essayist
“To me death is better than the defensive.”
Alexander Suvorov (1730–1800) Russian military commander
Quoted in W. Lyon Blease, "Suvorof," 1926.
“Governments steer better than they row.”
Bob Rae (1948) Canadian politician
Source: The Three Questions - Prosperity and the Public Good (1998), Chapter Five, The Second Question: Charity and Welfare-The Old Debate Is New Again, p. 98
“Bitterness is a greater failure than failure.”
James Richardson (1950) American poet
#440
Vectors: Aphorisms and Ten Second Essays (2001)
“Vietnam was worse than immoral — it was a mistake.”
Dean Acheson (1893–1971) Statesman and lawyer
Reported in Alistair Cooke, Letter from America: 1946-2004 (2004), page 378.
“It is better to be alone than in bad company.”
George Washington (1732–1799) first President of the United States
Letter to his niece, Harriet Washington (30 October 1791)
1790s
Variant: It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
“Life is Quicker Than a Blink of an Eye”
Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) American musician, singer and songwriter
“There are worse things than being mad.”
Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) American writer
This appears not to be a Kerouac quote. It has not been found in any of Kerouac's published work.
Misattributed
“The truth is more important than the facts.”
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) American architect (1867-1959)
“There is nothing more precious than laughter”
Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) Mexican painter
Source: The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
